# Accident 19940406000329A: Cessna 172N, Clarksburg, WV, April 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1994, 10:20 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2794° N, 80.3298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2794&lon=-80.3298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,380 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940406000329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED LEFT WING ON LANDING ROLL. BALLOONED CAME DOWN HARD ON RIGHT GEAR. FOLDED NOSE GEAR. FLIPPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO94LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA061), Apr 7, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739HC), Clarksburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of a downwind runway, and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the gusting tailwind.

## Other reports on N739HC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190713021829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190713021829I), Jul 13, 2019: Cessna 172N (N739HC), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. The incident aircraft was operated under an instructional flight (solo training flight) under 14 CFR part 141 on July 13, 2019 at approximately 1654 local.…
- [Accident 19790313012829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313012829A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 172 (N739HC), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Lost control during landing rollout. Hit snowbank. Factors gusty crosswind, inexperience.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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